Yue-Yung Hu, MD, MPH
Attending Physician, Pediatric Surgery
Associate Professor of Surgery, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
- Language:
- English
Locations
Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago
225 E. Chicago Ave.Chicago, Illinois 60611
Lurie Children's Hospital Outpatient Center in New Lenox
1870 N. Silver Cross Blvd. (formerly Clinton Street)Suite 100
New Lenox, Illinois 60451
About
Yue-Yung (YUR-own) Hu is a pediatric surgeon specializing in the treatment of infants and children with a range of conditions including congenital and acquired diseases of the neck, chest, abdomen and pelvis, traumatic injuries, hernias, gastroesophageal malformations, intestinal disease, and anorectal malformations. Dr. Hu has a special interest in minimally invasive surgery, neonatal surgery, and thyroid disease.
She is a health services researcher who studies quality, safety, and efficiency. Her interests lie in the use of video for surgical education and assessment; surgical leadership and team function; and the culture of surgery.
Clinical and Research Expertise
Patient safety, health services research, surgical outcomes, surgical quality, team dynamics, resource utilization, surgical education
Procedures Performed/Conditions Treated
Congenital Abnormalities
- Intestinal atresia
- Congenital diaphragmatic hernia
- Gastroschisis and omphalocele (abdominal wall defects)
- Tracheo-esophageal fistula
- Chest and abdominal masses
- Imperforate anus
- Hirschsprung’s disease
- Congenital lung masses or tumors (CPAM, CCAM, pulmonary sequestration)
Esophageal and Alimentary Tract Surgeries
- Esophageal duplication or masses
- Gastric tubes (G-tubes)
- Bowel resection for inflammatory bowel disease (ulcerative colitis, Crohn’s disease)
- Hirschsprung’s disease
- Malrotation of the intestinal tract
- Intussusception
- Cholecystectomy
- Splenic surgery (complete and partial for cysts, sickle cell disease, idiopathic thrombocytopenia purpura)
- Appendicitis
- Pyloric stenosis
Congenital Neck Cyst Excision and Drainage
- Branchial cyst
- Thyroglossal duct cyst
Chest Surgeries
- Pulmonary resection (congenital or acquired lesions)
- Chest and mediastinal masses
- Pleurodesis (recurrent pneumothorax)
- Thoracoscopic Nuss procedure (pectus excavatum)
Endocrine Surgery
- Adrenal
- Thyroid
- Pancreatic
Gynecologic Surgery
- Ovary cyst or torsion (ovarian sparing or oophorectomy)
- Ovarian masses
- Pelvic cyst
Necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC)
Abdominal Tumors
- Neuroblastoma
- Wilms’ tumor
- Mesenteric cyst and mesenteric tumor resection
- Ovarian masses
Other Procedures Performed
- Extra-corporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO)
- Traumatic injuries
- Lymph node biopsy and excision
- Breast surgery
- Soft tissue masses
- Vascular malformations
- Inguinal, umbilical, epigastric and incisional hernia repair
- Orchiopexy (undescended testicles)
- Muscle biopsies
- Circumcision
Specialty
Education & Training
Education: State University of New York Stony Brook School of Medicine, 2007
Postgraduate Training: Fellowship in pediatric surgery, Connecticut Children’s Medical Center, University of Connecticut, 2015-2017; Residency in general surgery, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, 2007-2015; Research fellowship, Brigham & Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, 2009-2012; Masters in Public Health, Harvard School of Public Health, 2010
Board Certifications: General Surgery
